Y Combinator lists Ornadyne as Spring 2026 robotics and drones company
Evidence notes
- Y Combinator lists Ornadyne as a Spring 2026 company in drones, robotics, hard tech and aerospace.
- YC describes Ornadyne as building flapping-wing drones for reconnaissance that look, fly and sound like birds.
- The company identifies Geourg Kivijian as co-founder and CEO and Armen Arakelyan as co-founder and CTO.
Company context
Ornadyne builds autonomous flapping-wing drones for reconnaissance that visually and acoustically resemble birds. The company is developing man-portable, AI-powered UAVs for covert surveillance and military reconnaissance, targeting the detectability limits of conventional quadcopters and fixed-wing drones.